Lance Cpl. Douglas C. Gilbert, a mortar man with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment opens a meal-ready-to-eat before giving it to an Afghan man during a patrol outside the village of Gund, Afghanistan Nov. 17. The patrol was part of Operation North Star and was part of an attempt to improve relations with local Afghans in the surrounding area. Gilbert is a 24-year-old from Clemmons, 091117-M-1909N-034

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